VAPOR HYDRATION OF MEDICAL DEVICE WITHIN PACKAGE

摘要

A vapor hydrated packaged catheter assembly and method of manufacturing the same which includes a gas impermeable package that has a cavity containing a hydrophilic medical device, such as a hydrophilic catheter, and a plurality of sachets containing a vapor donating medium. Vapor from the donating medium permeates from the sachets and into the cavity to activate the hydrophilic medical device.